Sixth Sunday

Jesus heals a man who was blind from birth

On the Sixth Sunday of Great Lent, the Syriac Orthodox church commemorates Jesus healing a blind man on Sabbath by applying clay on his eyes and asking him to wash his eyes in the pool of Siloam. In this Gospel passage, Jesus tells us, "I am the light of the world". In this passage we also see the Blind Man professing his faith. He tells Jesus, "Lord I believe." . He proclaims to the Pharisees, "I was blind, but now I see". Let us also use this day to renew our faith and confess our faith "Lord I believe" and let us proclaim to the world, "I was spiritually blind, but now I see."

Readings

Before Holy Qurbana

• Deuteronomy 25: 13- 16, 26: 1 - 13(First fuits and Tithes)
• Job 42: 1-10(Job's repentence and restoration)
• Malachi 3:7-12(Donot rob God)

Holy Qurbana

• I Peter 4: 12-19(Suffering for being a Christian)
• II Corinthians 9 : 6-15 or Ephesians 5: 1-14
• St. John 9:1-41 (Homily by St. John Chrysostom verses 1-5, 6-16, 17-34, 34-41 )

Listen to Homily : by Fr. Thomas Hopko, Dean Emeritus of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary

Qurbana Hymns for the day

Kukkoyo (sung after the reading of the Evengelion)

Kasolikki (attributed to Mor Ephrem)

Prumion and Sedra (Husoyo) of Samyo Sunday

Movie

1) Video of John 9 from "The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John" (2003)

2) Jesus gives sight to Blind Man from "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977)